call on

1. Make a request, ask for, choose, as in We are calling upon you to run for chairman , or The teacher called on Joe to answer . [c. 1400]

2. Pay a brief visit, as in The salesman said he'd call on me in the morning . Shakespeare had this usage in Antony and Cleopatra (1:4): “I'll call upon you ere you go to bed.” [Late 1500s]

Idioms and Phrases

Also, call upon .

Example Sentences

Ms Curtiss helped to start a petition in 2021 and called on local health boards to "update their antiquated policies".

From BBC

Along with the call on Sunday for a “fair investigation,” Joe Brings Plenty Sr. talked about his son’s work as an activist, which he called “quite scary, because the Indian issue isn’t a popular issue.”

From Los Angeles Times

The letter called on her to reconsider her plans to change APR, which reduces the amount paid when farmland is passed to the next generation.

From BBC

It also called on the army and RSF to respect previous agreements to protect civilians, but specifically mentioned RSF attacks in the western region of Darfur and elsewhere in the country.

From BBC

The authors call on governments and corporations to clarify how much they are counting on natural carbon sinks to meet their climate goals, as well as recognising the need for Geological Net Zero.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• ban
• contradict
• oppose
• rebuff
• refuse
• refute
• reject
• revoke
• turn down
• withhold